2010 Summer Sports Practices

Our summer sports practices are starting soon!

Softball
Weather permitting, practice begins Saturday April 3rd, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Schifillitti field located at the end of Gosse Court in Burlington.

Coach: Laura Martin, Phone: 734-1281

Swimming
Practice begins Saturday April 3rd, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the UVM pool. We have a change of time starting April 24:

04/03/10, 1-2pm
04/10/10, 1-2pm
04/17/10, 1-2pm
04/24/10, 10-11:30am
05/01/10, 10-11:30am
05/08/10, 10-11:30am
05/15/10, 10-11:30am
05/22/10, 10-11:30am
05/29/10, 10-11:30am

Coaches:
Carol Koerner, Phone: 425-2429
Adrian Matte, Phone: 825-4198
Maggie Trayah, Phone: 524-3142

Bocce Ball
Weather permitting, practice begins Wednesday April 7th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm at the UVM field.

Coaches:
John Koerner, Phone: 425-2429
Peter Brady, Phone: 373-3652

Track & Field
Weather permitting, practice begins Wednesday April 7th, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Hunt Middle School track in Burlington.
Coach:
Dan Swider

Program Coordinators: Dave & Karen Bogdan, Phone: 865-3840

Mother's Day Flowers Fundraiser 2010

Our Delegation needs to raise funds in order to support our year-round sports training and athletic competition for athletes living in the Chittenden County region of Vermont.

We wholeheartedly encourage our athletes to take an active role in fundraising and encourage families and caregivers to support their athlete's efforts as well. To this end, we aso wish to provide the following prizes to stimulate athlete involvement.

Ben and Jerry's Gift Certificate

For Every Athlete submitting an Order Form with Payment

Top Prize of an IPod from Small Dog Electronics

For the Athlete that Generates the Highest FLower Sale Dollar Amount

$25 Gift Certificate from Fleet Feet Sports, Essex Junction

Second Highest Flower Sale Dollar Amount

$25 Gift Certificate from Fleet Feet Sports, Essex Junction 

Third Highest Flower Sale Dollar Amount

Please remember that our flower sale last year was so very successful because we were the first non-profit organization out in the community offering these beautiful plants to our family, friends and neighbors. So Don't Delay!

Order Deadline:

All Forms and Payments Due by/on Thursday, April 29, 2010

Plant Pick-up by order taker:

Friday evening, May 7th from 5 pm - 9 pm

Saturday, May 8th from 8 am - 5 pm

Bob and Lori Uerz's Home

116 Plains Road, Jericho, VT 05445

(802) 899-5506

Win a Harley and Support Special Olympics

Photo is not an actual representation of the motorcyle.

Win a Brand New Harley Davidson Motorcyle!
Raffle tickets: $25.00..... only 600 to be sold.


All profits to go to Special Olympics Bowling

Drawing to be held on Sunday April 25th at the Champlain Lanes "Roll with Harley-Davidson Bowling League"


To purchase a ticket stop in or contact:
Champlain Lanes at 802-985-2576
or
Twin City Lanes at 802-476-6181

8th Annual Norwich Basketball – Sunday – March 28th

Lunch will not be provided.  Please plan accordingly

Bring lunch, water bottle (water will also be provided), wear black shorts and a white t-shirt (the purple team jerseys go over the t-shirts) and sneakers.  Skills athletes please wear purple Chittenden t-shirts.

Also: Norwich University is in Northfield.  We've had some problems with people going to Norwich, Vermont instead of Northfield.


Events Offered
Traditional & Unified Team Basketball
Individual Competition: Target Pass, Spot Shot, 2 Meter Dribble
Developmental Skills Competition: Short Basket Shoot, Speed Dribble, Spot Shot
Schedule
Sunday, March 28th - All Events
                8:30 – 9:00                         Check – In

                9:00 - 9:15                          Coaches Meeting

                9:15 – 9:30                         Line up for parade of Athletes

                9:30 - 10:00                       Opening Ceremony

                10:00 – 12:00                     Skills Preliminary Round - Team Competition

                11:00 - 12:30                       Skills Final competition and awards

                12:15 – 1:00                        Lunch

                1:00 – 2:30                           Team Competition - continues

                2:30 – 2:45                           Awards

Detailed game schedule (pdf)

Directions:

Take I-89 S

Take exit 5 for WI-64 toward WI-12/WI-14/Northfield/Williamstown

Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Northfield/VT-64 W/VT-12 W and merge onto VT-64 W

Turn right at E Roxbury Rd/VT-12 N

Continue to follow VT-12 N

Norwich University will be on the left.

2010 Calcutta

You're invited!!

Special Olympics Calcutta 2010

Chittenden Delegation

Friday, May 7
Elks Lodge
925 North Ave, Burlington

Cash Bar at 6:30pm
Dinner at 7pm
Program to begin at 7pm


Tickets $100 for two dinners and one chance to win prizes, including $2,000!


Also featured, a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction featuring donated items from community partners.


Come and help support our local delegation and have a great time doing it!




Please contact Sasha Vaut at acvaut@yahoo.com or at 508-728-1245 for more information or ticket sales.  Donations welcome

Chittenden Program Meeting Wedneday March 10th

When: Wednesday evening, March 10, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Where: Comfort Inn & Suites University Inn
 
Agenda:

• Sports Program
• Winter Sports plans - Kirk/Roland/Maggie/Karen
• 2010 Winter Games at Suicide Six - March 12 - 14
• Spring Sports plans
  
• Basketball -  Mondays and Thursdays starting February 15th through April 15th @ Essex Alliance - Norwich Invitational March 28, Spring Sports Competition April 17 and 18 
• Summer Sports
• Swimming - 1:00 PM April 3rd @UVM
• Softball - Tentatively 10:00 AM April 3rd @ Schifilliti Park
• Bocce ball - TBD
• Track & Field - TBD
• Annual Pot Luck - Claire
• Jeff Kutt Award
• Upcoming Fund raising activities
• Calcutta - May 7th - Sasha Vaut
• Spring Flower Sale - Mothers day is May 9th - Lori Uerz
• 50/50 at the 46th Annual Champlain International  Championship Tournament, Champlain Lanes
• March 20th through May 30th
• Adopt-A-Cop - June 4th
  
• Bowl-A-Thon - Tenatively July 18th 
• Horseshoe tournament - Tentatively August
• Grants
• MMU Shape Grant - Bob
• IBM Community Grant - Dave
• Walmart grant - Bob
• Financial Status - Dave

Some of the links above require membership in the "SOVT Chittenden Delegation"  google group which is easy to join by subscibing in the Google Groups widget in the upper left hand corner of this blog.

ANNUAL POT LUCK SUPPER & AWARDS NIGHT

Please mark your calendar
WEDNESDAY 3/24/2010    6PM  (eating on time)

OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH HALL
784 Main St.
Colchester Village

Athletes, families, coaches, volunteers & friends welcomed
Call Claire Shockey 878-2346 or e-mail  Claireshockey@myfairpoint.net
Hot & cold dishes, salads, rolls & dessert needed

Awards, prizes, good food & fun!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010 Jeff Kutt Award

Each year an athlete is awarded the Jeff Kutt Award by the Chittenden Area Special Olympics. In March 2010, we will again recognize an athlete who emanates Jeff's spirit of giving, helping and sharing happiness. If you would like to nominate an athlete for this award, e-mail me why you think the athlete should receive this award. All nominations will be considered and the award presented at the Annual Awards Pot Luck Dinner on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at OUR LADY OF GRACE PARISH HALL. The previous winners of this award are: Randy Turner, Peter Tarte, Larry Young, Dawn Daggett, Wayne Ashline, Robin Shockey, Scott Johnston and Camille Cardinal. Thank you, Claire

claireshockey@myfairpoint.net

802-878-2346

Volunteer

2010 Winter Games March 12 -14th

Athletes and parents,

On 12, 13, and 14 of March, the Chittenden Delegation will be staying at the Woodstock Inn and competing at the nearby Suicide Six ski area. I hope this message will give you the information you need, but if you have questions, please call Maggie at 524-3142, Kirk at 878-3431 or Karen at 865-3840.

Parents and guests

You are all welcome to come to the games to cheer the athletes on; the ski area is in South Pomfret, six miles north of Woodstock. Assuming the daily schedule will be the same as last year, the competition will begin at 9:00 both Saturday and Sunday morning. On Saturday the last race will end around 3:15, on Sunday around 11:45. If you want to make overnight plans, you should call the Woodstock Inn at 800.448.7900 and ask for “Friends and Families of Special Olympics” rate.

Team travel

The Chittenden delegation will travel by bus and car pool caravan leaving from the VTSO office in Williston and returning to the same place. You should be at the Special Olympics office by 2:30 PM on Friday, March 12th. We will return by 4:00 PM on Sunday, March 14th. A phone list will be brought so that we can make cell phone calls if our return time changes significantly.

Clothing

The athletes need to have clothing appropriate to being outdoors for two hours on Friday evening at the opening ceremony, for competing on Saturday and Sunday, and for the dance on Saturday night.

** BRING YOUR RED SPECIAL OLYMPICS JACKET! **

Daily Logistics and Packing

On Saturday morning before breakfast, we need to be ready to board a bus at 7:00 to go to the ski area. Athletes must have everything that they will need until 4:00 pm when we will return by bus to the Woodstock Inn. On Sunday we will need to clear everything from our our rooms by 7:00 AM, before breakfast, and car pool to the ski area. We will not be returning to Woodstock; we will leave Sunday afternoon directly from the ski area. In order to make these moves without fail, athletes will have to pack very carefully. They should bring one bag for ski/snowshoe equipment and one other bag for clothing. Please do not overpack! Bring only those items that they really need.

Friday evenings meal
The Woodstock Inn will be offering pizza by the slice. Please bring $10.00 to buy your own pizza and drink Friday evening. You may want to bring additional money for souvenirs from the Woodstock Inn or Suicide Six.

Saturday and Sunday Meals

Breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday and dinner on Saturday evening will be provided to credentialed people as part of the program.

More details

More details may be found in the Coaches Handbook on the VTSO website.

Thanks!!!

Mall Walking Saturday March 6th

Cross country Skiing and Snowshoe will be walking the U-Mall on Saturday, March 6th.. 
Please dress for the Mall and wear your sneakers!